Editing GE Transportation

{{Short description|American railroad rolling stock manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = GE Transportation
| logo = GE Transportation a Wabtec Company.png
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| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1907}}
| defunct = {{start date and age|2019}}
| location_city = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Rafael Santana<br>([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref>[http://www.genewscenter.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=3863&NewsAreaID=2&MenuSearchCategoryID= John Dineen Named President and CEO of GE Healthcare; Lorenzo Simonelli to Lead GE Transportation : Press Releases : News : GE] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124113253/http://www.genewscenter.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=3863&NewsAreaID=2&MenuSearchCategoryID= |date=2013-01-24 }}</ref>
| industry = [[Transport]]ation<br>[[Energy]]<br>[[Mining]]
| products = Evolution Series Locomotive<br>Dash Series Locomotive<br>L250 Marine Engine<br>360 AC Drive Systems<br>752 DC Drilling Motor<br>Wind Turbine Drive Systems<br>V228 Series engine<br>Durathon UPS
| services = 
| revenue = US $8.2 Billion (2019)
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| owner = 
| num_employees = 27,000+
| parent = [[Wabtec]]
| divisions = Rail<br>Marine<br>Mining<br>Drilling<br>Wind<br>Stationary Power<br>Energy Storage
| subsid = 
| homepage = {{url|https://www.wabteccorp.com}}
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'''GE Transportation''' is a [[Division (business)|division]] of [[Wabtec]]. It was known as '''GE Rail''' and owned by [[General Electric]] until sold to [[Wabtec]] on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the [[Rail transport|railroad]], marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. The company was founded in 1907. It is headquartered in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], while its main manufacturing facility is located in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine manufacturing takes place in [[Grove City, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=grovecity>{{cite news|title='High probability' for layoffs in Grove City, GE official says|url=http://sharonherald.com/business/x1208364539/-High-probability-for-layoffs-in-Grove-City-GE-official-says|access-date=15 May 2011|newspaper=Sharon Herald|date=31 January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202091844/http://sharonherald.com/business/x1208364539/-High-probability-for-layoffs-in-Grove-City-GE-official-says|archive-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> In May 2011, the company announced plans to build a second locomotive factory in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], which opened in January 2013.

== Rail products ==
[[File:BNSF 7038 GE ES44C4.JPG|right|thumb|The GE ES44C4, a [[diesel–electric locomotive|diesel–electric]] freight locomotive of the [[GE Evolution Series]]]]
GE Transportation is the largest producer of [[diesel–electric locomotive]]s for both [[Freight train|freight]] and [[Passenger train|passenger]] applications in North America, believed to hold up to a 70% market share of that market.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Middleton|editor1-first=William|editor2-last=Smerk|editor2-first=George|editor3-last=Diehl|editor3-first=Roberta|editor-link1=William D. Middleton|title=Encyclopedia of North American Railroads|year=2007|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-34916-3}}</ref> The only other significant competitor is [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]]-owned [[Electro-Motive Diesel]], holding an approximate 30% market share.<ref name=marketshare_EMD>{{cite web
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[[File:FAB's IMG 4275 GE-General Electric Rail Services NAHX 44703 Cylindrical Covered Hopper.JPG|left|thumb|Two cylindrical hoppers built by GE Transportation]]
GE Transportation also produces related products, such as [[Railway signalling|railroad signaling]] equipment, and parts for locomotives and [[railroad car]]s, as well as providing repair services for GE and other locomotives. Current locomotives in major production include the [[GE Evolution Series]]; for a complete listing, see the [[list of GE locomotives]]. 

=== History ===

GE produced its [[GE_57-ton_gas-electric_boxcab|first locomotive]] in 1912, and continued to produce [[switcher|switcher locomotives]] through the 1920s and 30s, while also producing electrical equipment for diesel engines from other manufacturers. Heavy involvement in main-line rail transportation began with a partnership with [[American Locomotive Company|ALCo]] in 1940. ALCo had been the second-largest producer of steam locomotives, and was moving into diesel traction, but needed help to compete with the newly-emergent [[Electro-Motive_Diesel|GM Electro-Motive Division]]. In the partnership, ALCo built the locomotive bodies and [[prime mover (locomotive)|prime movers]], while GE supplied the electrical gear as well as marketing and servicing infrastructure.

At first, the partnership was reasonably successful, producing the popular RS-1 road switcher, but by 1950 [[Alco-GE]] was struggling to keep up with EMD. In 1953, GE dissolved their partnership with ALCo and took over the [[Union_Pacific_GTELs|gas turbine–electric venture]] that had started series production the previous year. In 1956 GE launched the [[GE Universal Series|Universal Series]], which succeeded in establishing them as the main competitor to EMD. The subsequent [[GE_Dash_7_Series|Dash 7 Series]] failed to build market share, however the [[GE_Dash_8_Series|Dash 8 Series]] did better and by the end of the 1990s the [[GE Dash 9 Series|Dash 9 Series]] established a market lead which the [[GE_Evolution_Series|Evolution Series]] extended.

In the spring of 2007, GE Transportation Systems rolled out a prototype [[Hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] [[Diesel–electric transmission|diesel–electric]] locomotive to increase [[fuel efficiency]] and reduce emissions. In September 2010, GE Transportation announced plans to commercialise a hybrid design by 2014–15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railjournal.com/newsflash/ge-hybrid-locomotive-ready-for-the-market-in-2014-15.html|access-date=2010-09-23|title=GE hybrid locomotive ready for the market in 2014–15|website=[[International Railway Journal]]|date=2010-09-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926155450/http://www.railjournal.com/newsflash/ge-hybrid-locomotive-ready-for-the-market-in-2014-15.html|archive-date=2010-09-26}}</ref>

On July 27, 2017, GE Transportation announced that all production of locomotives would move from [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], to [[Fort Worth, Texas]], by the end of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ge-transportation-to-end-locomotive-production-in-erie.html|title=GE Transportation, a Wabtec company to end locomotive production in Erie|date=July 27, 2017|website=[[Railway Gazette International]]|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807085142/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ge-transportation-to-end-locomotive-production-in-erie.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, following the merger with Wabtec, the Erie plant remained open as operations from the former [[MotivePower]] plant in [[Boise, Idaho]], were consolidated at Erie. <ref>[https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/wabtec-to-close-motivepower-plant/54623.article Wabtec to close MotivePower plant] ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' September 21, 2019</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41072366/wabtec-to-close-locomotive-manufacturing-company-in-boise-consolidate-operations-into-erie-site|title=Wabtec to Close Locomotive Manufacturing Company in Boise, Consolidate Operations into Erie Site|website=www.erienewsnow.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-25}}</ref>

==Mergers and acquisitions==
In November 2015, French multinational [[Alstom]], which now specialises in rail, acquired GE Transportation's Signaling & Train Control division.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-19 |title=Alstom to Supply ITCS Signalling System for Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/press-release/12233828/alstom-alstom-to-supply-itcs-signalling-system-for-qinghai-tibet-railway-in-china |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Mass Transit}}</ref>

On November 12, 2017, GE announced they would sell or spinoff the Transportation Division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ge-transportation-20171113-story.html|title=GE looks to sell or spin off Chicago-based transportation division|author=Robert Channick|date=November 13, 2017|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

In addition to the railroad industry, GE Transportation, also serves the following industries: Marine, Mining, Stationary Power, Drilling, and Drivetrain Technologies (wind gear boxes).

On May 21, 2018, GE and [[Wabtec]] announced that GE Transportation, valued at $11.1 billion, would be divested from GE and subsequently merged with Wabtec in a [[Reverse Morris Trust]] transaction by early 2019.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-getransportation-m-a-wabtec/ge-to-merge-transportation-unit-with-wabtec-in-11-1-billion-deal-idUSKCN1IM12I | title=GE to merge transportation unit with Wabtec in $11.1 billion deal | publisher=Reuters | date=May 21, 2018 | access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> Upon completion on February 25, 2019, the merged company was 50.8% owned by Wabtec shareholders, with GE shareholders owning 24.3% and GE itself owning 24.9%; GE also received $2.9 billion in cash.<Ref name="reuters"/><ref>[https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/wabtec-and-ge-transportation-complete-merger.html Wabtec and GE Transportation complete merger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801015058/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/wabtec-and-ge-transportation-complete-merger.html |date=2020-08-01 }} ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' February 25, 2019</ref>

== Propulsion products ==
In addition to railroad locomotives and equipment, GE Transportation Systems also produces large [[electric motor]]s and propulsion systems for the [[mining]], [[oil drilling]], and [[wind turbine]] industries. GE also provides medium-sized, medium-speed diesel engines for several smaller vessels, mostly tugboats and other similarly-sized [[ship|vessels]]. These marine engines are marinized versions of their locomotive engines.

==Battery products==
GE’s battery business serves the rail, marine, telecommunications and energy sectors, including new smart grid technology.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/07/27/daily11.html | first=Pam | last=Allen | title=GE plans $100M battery plant for Schenectady | date=2009-07-27}}</ref><ref>[http://www.getransportation.com/na/en/docs/3238819_1249566341_Battery%20Plant%20Press%20Release%20FINAL%2008_05_2009.pdf]{{dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref><br />GE's Durathon battery production takes place at their facility in [[Schenectady, New York]].

A battery locomotive is in development as of 2020.{{Needs update|date=March 2022}}{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On November 13, 2020, GE sent out its first battery electric locomotive numbered 3000 to the BNSF Railway for testing on its mainline in California between Stockton and Barstow, California. It underwent various tests throughout 2021 to see the feasibility of a fully battery powered locomotive on the California main lines<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/bnsf-and-wabtec-prepare-to-test-battery-electric-locomotive/56906.article |title= BNSF and Wabtec prepare to test battery–electric locomotive|publisher=Railway Gazette International, July 8, 2020|access-date=July 29, 2020}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=March 2022}}

==See also==
* [[List of GE reciprocating engines]]
* [[List of GE locomotives]]
* [[GE Infrastructure]]

==References==
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{{General Electric}}
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{{GE diesels}}

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